WorldCat Lists: Showcasing UB Authors and Langsdale Collections

If you missed the Faculty Authors celebration held at Langsdale on October 23 (or even if you didn't), you can browse a list of books authored by UB faculty and available at Langsdale by going to WorldCat Lists.

WorldCat is the name of the software behind the catalog accessed by clicking on the "Books" tab on Langsdale's web site. In addition to the "traditional" catalog function of locating books and DVD's held by Langsdale and other libraries, WorldCat offers the option of creating local lists of materials. To showcase UB authors and some commonly sought-after materials in Langsdale's collection, we have created lists of the following:

• UB Faculty Authors
• UB Alumni Authors
• UB Fraud Library
• UB Leisure Reading
• UB Games
• UB DVDs

Each WorldCat List can hold only 500 titles, so unfortunately we couldn't have a single list of all our DVDs. You'll find those lists subdivided by date.

You can find all the Langsdale lists here.

If you would like to see a list we haven't thought of, suggestions are welcome. Contact Betty Landesman, Head of Technical Services and Content Management at Langsdale Library, 410-837-4204, blandesman@ubalt.edu.

Langsdale Library Panel Showcases Variety of Alumni Authors

Taken from the current issue of the UB Post

By Heather Cobun

Alumni authors from a range of disciplines gathered at Langsdale Library on April 4th  for a reception and panel discussion of their trade. The authors and various attendees came together to share experiences as writers, editors and publishers.

“They all come from different backgrounds,” said Natalie Burclaff, chair of the Langsdale Library marketing committee. The panelists included a poet, an author and publisher, a book and literary magazine publisher and a sociologist. “They all have really unique publishing experiences,” Burclaff said.

An event bringing together alumni authors was held in 2010, according to Burclaff, but there was less emphasis on community and discussion. Starting from scratch, she and the Langsdale staff worked with the Creative Writing and Publishing Arts graduate program and the Office of Alumni Relations to contact as many alumni authors as possible and invite them to the event. Burclaff said the committee spoke with more than 20 authors and 13 attended the April reception and panel. “I’m hoping we can build on that list of authors and be in constant contact,” she said.

Professor brings zombies to UB

Adjunct English professor Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, is making news by bringing zombies to his English 333 course. Blumberg, an alumnus of UB, is a professed zombiephile and author of Zombiemania: 80 Movies to Die for. The new course will examine the use of zombies in movies and storytelling and explore the social & cultural implications of the recent rise in zombie books, television and film.

Check out the full story in the Baltimore Sun. And visit Geppi's Entertainment Museum where Blumberg is curator.